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Tallest Buildings in Los Angeles County, 2024

The Wilshire Grand Center in Downtown Los Angeles - Tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.

The $1 billion Wilshire Grand Center, opened in 2017, moved ahead of the U.S. Bank Tower to become the tallest structure in Los Angeles. It is also the tallest buildiing west of the Mississippi River and (as of 2024) the 15th tallest in the nation. The building stands at 1,100 feet with 73 floors (the U.S. Bank Tower, also with 73 floors, stands at 1,018 feet). It is the newer building's mast that raises its height above that of the U.S. Bank Tower. The Wilshire Grand Center project was first conceived as two towers, but that idea was dropped in 2012. Among other tenants, the Wilshire Grand Center houses the 900-room InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel.

Wilshire Grand Center is owned by Korean Air. It was designed by the architectural firm AC Martin, which, nine decades earlier, designed Los Angeles City Hall. It is built upon the site of the former Wilshire Grand Hotel (first opened as the Hotel Statler in 1952). The original structure was deconstructed in 2012 to clear the site for the new project. Many of the steel and concrete materials from the original structure were recycled into the new building. The building is designed to withstand an earthquake up to a magnitude 7.4 and even if, in a worst-case scenario, high-speed Santa Ana winds were slamming into the building at exactly the same time.

Construction of Wilshire Grand Center included the world’s record for the largest continuous concrete pour. A total of 21,200 cubic yards of cement were poured into the foundation over 18 hours in 2014, delivered by 208 individual trucks. The concrete foundation, 17.5-feet thick and 80 feet below street level, ended up with 82 million pounds of concrete.

Tallest Non-Building Structures in Los Angeles County

-- Long Beach International Gateway Bridge (runs between Long Beach & Terminal Island), tower heights are 515 feet (157 meters), opened 2020.
-- Superman: Escape from Krypton (theme park ride, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Santa Clarita), height 415 feet (127 meters), opened 1997.
-- Vincent Thomas Bridge (runs between San Pedro & Terminal Island), tower heights are 365 feet (111 meters), opened 1963.

Los Angeles has 34 completed buildings that stand 500 feet or more in height, ranking behind New York (295), Chicago (128), Miami (66), and Houston (40).

Buildings in this list are classified as "skyscrapers" or multi-story buildings that are 100 meters or more (328-plus feet) in height.

Also see: Tallest Buildings in Los Angeles County by City/Community

Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
Wilshire Grand Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 930 Wilshire Blvd	1,100	335	73	2016	Office/ Hotel
US Bank Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 633 W 5th St	1,018	310	73	1989	Office
Aon Center	Los Angeles, Downtown 707 Wilshire Blvd	858	262	62	1972	Office
Olympic & Hill*	Los Angeles, Downtown 1000 S Hill St	760	232	60	2025	Residential
Two California Plaza	Los Angeles, Downtown 350 S Grand Ave	750	229	54	1992	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
Gas Company Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 555 W 5th St	749	228	52	1991	Office
Bank of America Plaza	Los Angeles, Downtown 333 S Hope St	735	224	55	1974	Office
777 Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 777 S Figueroa St	725	221	52	1991	Office
Wells Fargo Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 333 S Grand Ave	723	220	54	1983	Office
Figueroa at Wilshire	Los Angeles, Downtown 601 S Figueroa St	717	219	53	1990	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
City National Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 555 S Flower St	699	213	52	1971	Office
Paul Hastings Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 515 S Flower St	699	213	52	1971	Office
The Beaudry	Los Angeles, Downtown 960 W 7th St	695	212	52	2023	Residential
Oceanwide Plaza Tower I*	Los Angeles, Downtown 1110 S Figueroa St	677	206	53	On Hold	Hotel/ Residential
The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles	Los Angeles, Downtown 900 W Olympic Blvd	667	203	54	2010	Hotel/ Residential
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
Metropolis Tower D	Los Angeles, Downtown 877 Francisco St	647	197	58	2019	Residential
820 Olive	Los Angeles, Downtown 825 S Hill St	637	194	49	2019	Residential
THEA at Metropolis	Los Angeles, Downtown 1000 W 8th St	627	191	56	2019	Residential
FourFortyFour South Flower	Los Angeles, Downtown 444 S Flower St	625	191	48	1981	Office
611 Place	Los Angeles, Downtown 611 W 6th St	620	189	42	1969	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
KPMG Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 355 S Grand Ave	606	185	42	1984	Office
Century Plaza North Tower	Los Angeles, Century City 2025 Avenue of the Stars	600	183	46	2021	Residential
Century Plaza South Tower	Los Angeles, Century City 2025 Avenue of the Stars	600	183	46	2021	Residential
One California Plaza	Los Angeles, Downtown 300 S Grand Ave	578	176	42	1985	Office
Century Plaza Tower I	Los Angeles, Century City 2029 Century Park East	571	174	44	1975	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
Century Plaza Tower II	Los Angeles, Century City 2049 Century Park East	571	174	44	1975	Office
Century City Center*	Los Angeles, Century City 1950 Avenue of the Stars	564	172	37	2026	Office
Ernst & Young Plaza	Los Angeles, Downtown 725 S Figueroa St	534	163	41	1985	Office
1999 Avenue of the Stars	Los Angeles, Century City 1999 Avenue of the Stars	533	162	39	1990	Office
Oceanwide Plaza Tower II*	Los Angeles, Downtown S Figueroa St & W 12th St	530	162	40	On Hold	Residential
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
Oceanwide Plaza Tower III*	Los Angeles, Downtown S Figueroa St & W 12th St	530	162	40	On Hold	Residential
Figueroa Eight	Los Angeles, Downtown 744 S Figueroa St	530	160	42	2023	Residential
Hope & Flower I	Los Angeles, Downtown 1201 S Hope St	529	161	40	2019	Residential
Fig+Pico Tower I	Los Angeles, Downtown S Figueroa St & W Pico Blvd	529	161	42	2023	Residential
The Grand by Gehry	Los Angeles, Downtown 151 S Olive St	522	159	39	2022	Residential
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
TCW Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 865 S Figueroa St	517	158	39	1990	Office
Union Bank Plaza	Los Angeles, Downtown 445 S Figueroa St	516	157	40	1968	Office
10 Universal City Plaza	Los Angeles, Universal City 10 Universal City Plaza	506	154	36	1984	Office
1100 Wilshire	Los Angeles, City West 1100 Wilshire Blvd	496	151	37	1987	Residential
Fox Plaza	Los Angeles, Century City 2121 Ave of the Stars	493	150	34	1987	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
Constellation Place	Los Angeles, Century City 10250 Constellation Blvd	492	150	35	2003	Office
Ten Thousand	Los Angeles, Century City 10000 Santa Monica Blvd	483	147	40	2016	Residential
The Century	Los Angeles, Century City 1 W Century Dr	478	146	42	2010	Residential
8th & Figueroa*	Los Angeles, Downtown 744 S Figueroa St	478	146	42	2023	Residential
Moxy Los Angeles/AC Hotel	Los Angeles, Downtown 1260 S Figueroa St	465	142	38	2022	Hotel
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
ARCO Tower	Los Angeles, City West 1055 W 7th St	463	141	33	1989	Office
Metropolis Tower II	Los Angeles, Downtown 877 Francisco St	461	140	40	2018	Residential
The Tower	Burbank 3900 W Alameda Ave	460	140	32	1988	Office
Los Angeles City Hall	Los Angeles, Civic Center 200 N Spring St	454	138	32	1928	Office
Equitable Life Building	Los Angeles, Wilshire 3455 Wilshire Blvd	454	138	34	1969	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
USC Tower (South Park Center)	Los Angeles, Downtown 1150 S Olive St	452	138	32	1965	Office
Metropolis Tower C	Los Angeles, Downtown 889 Francisco St	451	137	40	2018	Residential
AT&T Switching Center	Los Angeles, Downtown 420 S Grand Ave	448	137	17	1961	Office
Metropolis Tower II	Los Angeles, Downtown 877 Francisco St	442	135	38	2016	Residential
Hallasan Tower	Los Angeles, Koreatown 696 S New Hampshire Ave	439	134	38	2023	Residential
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
5900 Wilshire	Los Angeles, Wilshire 5900 Wilshire Blvd	433	132	31	1971	Office
AVEN	Los Angeles, Downtown 1120 S Grand Ave	428	131	37	2019	Residential
Hope & Flower II	Los Angeles, Downtown 1201 S Hope St	421	128	31	2019	Residential
One Wilshire	Los Angeles, Downtown 624 S Grand Ave	418	127	28	1967	Office
Warner Center Plaza II	Los Angeles, Woodland Hills 21650 Oxnard St	415	126	25	1991	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
MCI Center	Los Angeles, Downtown 700 S Flower St	414	126	33	1973	Office
Shoreline Gateway East Tower	Long Beach 777 E Ocean Blvd	400	122	35	2022	Residential
Circa LA Tower I	Los Angeles, Downtown 1200 S Figueroa St	400	122	35	2018	Residential
Circa LA Tower II	Los Angeles, Downtown 1200 S Figueroa St	400	122	35	2018	Residential
MTA Building	Los Angeles, Historic Center 1 Gateway Plaza	398	121	26	1995	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
1900 Avenue of the Stars	Los Angeles, Century City 1900 Avenue of the Stars	397	121	27	1969	Office
One World Trade Center	Long Beach 1 World Trade Center	397	121	27	1989	Office
Sierra Towers	West Hollywood 9255 Doheny Dr	395	120	32	1966	Residential
WaterMarke Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 717 W 9th St	395	120	35	2009	Residential
Alloy*	Los Angeles, Arts District 520 Mateo St	390	119	35	2024	Residential
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
Perla on Broadway	Los Angeles, Downtown 400 S Broadway	388	118	35	2020	Residential
Westin Bonaventure	Los Angeles, Downtown 404 S Figueroa St	388	118	35	1976	Hotel
801 Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 801 S Figueroa St	381	116	24	1992	Office
Mellon Bank Center	Los Angeles, Downtown 400 S Hope St	375	114	26	1982	Office
Roybal Federal Building	Los Angeles, Civic Center 255 E Temple St	367	112	20	1991	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
LEVEL	Los Angeles, Downtown 888 S Olive St	365	111	32	2015	Residential
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard	Los Angeles, Century City 10100 Santa Monica Blvd	364	111	26	1972	Office
Beaudry Center	Los Angeles, City West 333 S Beaudry Ave	364	111	29	1986	Office
Blair House (The Evian)	Los Angeles, Westwood 10490 Wilshire Blvd	364	111	29	1982	Residential
Wilshire at Westwood	Los Angeles, Westwood 10880 Wilshire Blvd	363	111	24	1971	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
5670 Wilshire Boulevard	Los Angeles, Wilshire 5670 Wilshire Blvd	363	111	28	1966	Office
Center West	Los Angeles, Westwood 10877 Wilshire Blvd	361	110	23	1990	Office
Pacific Corporate Towers III	El Segundo 222 N Sepulveda Blvd	360	110	24	1984	Office
Figueroa Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 660 S Figueroa St	358	109	28	1989	Office
255 Grand	Los Angeles, Downtown 255 S Grand Ave	354	108	27	1988	Residential
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
Glendale Plaza	Glendale 655 N Central Ave	353	108	25	1999	Office
Warner Center Plaza III	Los Angeles, Woodland Hills 21650 Oxnard St	352	107	25	1991	Office
Atelier	Los Angeles, Downtown 550 S Hope St	352	107	33	2017	Residential
550 South Hope (KPMG Center)	Los Angeles, Downtown 550 S Hope St	351	107	28	1991	Office
Bunker Hill Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 800 W 1st St	349	106	32	1968	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
Landmark Two	Los Angeles, West L.A. 11770 Wilshire Blvd	349	106	34	2021	Residential
Watt Plaza North Tower	Los Angeles, Century City 1875 Century Park East	348	106	23	1982	Office
Watt Plaza South Tower	Los Angeles, Century City 1925 Century Park East	348	106	23	1982	Office
City National Bank Building	Los Angeles, Downtown 606 S Olive St	348	106	24	1968	Office
10960 Wilshire Boulevard	Los Angeles, Westwood 10960 Wilshire Blvd	347	106	23	1971	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
Century Park Plaza	Los Angeles, Century City 1801 Century Park East	347	106	24	1973	Office
West Ocean Condominiums I	Long Beach 400 W Ocean Blvd	345	105	29	2007	Residential
The Wilshire	Los Angeles, Westwood 10580 Wilshire Blvd	344	105	27	1990	Residential
Biltmore Tower	Los Angeles, Downtown 500 S Grand Ave	340	104	24	1987	Office
1000 Wilshire	Los Angeles, Downtown 1000 Wilshire Blvd	335	102	21	1987	Office
Building	Location	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Floors	Year Opened	Use
Wilshire Landmark I	Los Angeles, West L.A. 11755 Wilshire Blvd	335	102	24	1986	Office
Alina I	Los Angeles, Downtown 900 S Figueroa St	332	101	28	2011	Residential
888 Grand Hope Lofts	Los Angeles, Downtown 888 S Hope St	330	101	23	2018	Residential
1133 Hope	Los Angeles, Downtown 1133 Hope	330	101	28	2020	Residential
Eighteen Eighty Eight Building	Los Angeles, Century City 1888 Century Park East	328	100	21	1970	Office

* As of January 2024, building was under construction or construction was held up.

Sources:
-- Council on Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat
-- Skyscraper Page
-- Almanac research

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